In the main event of the evening WBO World middleweight Champion Dmitry Pirog (Russia) kept his boxing record flawless and defended his title in good style against former WBA «regular» World light middleweight belt-holder Nobuhiro Ishida (Japan). During twelve action-package rounds Pirog completely outthinking and outlandind tough challenger. Ishida showed great chin and tried to change course of fight till the final bell read more ...

The world middleweight champion of the WBO, Dmitry Pirog (19-0, 15KOs), is expecting a tough fight from the former interim-junior middleweight beltholder Nobuhiro Ishida (24-7-2, 9KOs) of Japan read more ...

Heavyweight Chris Arreola (34-2, 29 KOs) is looking for an impressive performance against Eric Molina (18-1, 14 KOs) on Saturday night at the American Bank Center, Corpus Christi, Texas. Arreola looking to become the first world heavyweight champion of Mexican heritage in boxing’s top division and get a rematch with WBC heavyweight champ Vitali Klitschko read more ...

Hard-hitting Kiev-based Georgian Avtandil «Tornado» Khurtsidze (26-2-2, 16 KOs) has a new opponent for his shot at the vacant WBC silver middleweight title. The 32-year old pocket battler will now face experienced Ghanaian veteran Ossie Duran (26-9-2, 10 KOs) on December 18 in Zaporizhya, Ukraine read more ...

It is on. Former WBA (interim) light middleweight titleholder Nobuhiro Ishida (23-6-2, 8 KOs), who acclaimed international fame after vaporizing highly regarded James Kirkland in just a round, will try to repeat this trick against possibly a harder opponent. On Dec. 17 in Zaporizhyya, Ukraine, the lanky Japanese stylist will clash his horns with Gerogian bomber Avtandil Khurtsidze (26-2-2, 17 KOs) read more ...

WBC junior middleweight champion Saul Alvarez (38-0-1, 28KOs) will not train in Big Bear, California for his upcoming fight against Kermin Cintron (33-4-1, 28KOs) on November 26. Alvarez, who trained in Big Bear for recent fights with Alfonso Gomez and Ryan Rhodes, wants to avoid the possibility of getting sick from the climate change in California. read more ...

Middleweight contender Ronald Hearns has not yet been contacted about a fight with Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. Earlier this week, Hearns and Japanese boxer Nobuhiro Ishida, were mentioned as possible opponents for the Mexican boxer’s first defense of the WBC middleweight title, which is tenative for September 24 in Mexico read more ...

BoxingScene.com has been advised by manager Edison "Eddy" Reynoso, that Nobuhiro Ishida (23-6, 8KOs) has received an offer to face middleweight king Sergio Martinez (47-2-2, 26KOs) in the fall. On Saturday night at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Ishida pulled off the upset of the year by stopping previously unbeaten James Kirkland in the first round read more ...

Nobuhiro Ishida: "As you know, Japan had a very big earthquake. It makes me happy and proud to come to the United States and win for my country. He [Kirkland] didn’t expect this from me. He didn’t respect what we had. Kirkland kept coming forward at me and so I kept going with my right, my right, my right and it worked read more ...

In a huge, huge upset, former WBA interim 154lb titleholder Nobuhiro Ishida (23-6-2, 8 KOs) destroyed previously unbeaten middleweight KO artist James Kirkland (27-1, 24 KOs) with a sensational first round KO. Ishida shockingly dropped Kirkland three times in a one-sided annihilation. Time was 1:52. Kirkland is rated WBO #4 at middleweight, Ishida is rated WBA #4 at super welterweight read more ...